Thread regarding Dell Inc. layoffs

so it's all orchestrated in Oracle cloud now. The fourth place cloud provider.

@m8 No, it's not replacing any tools but they are migrating all of these tools to a central location managed by one of those things in the sky that blocks the sun sometimes...

The tools you use now aren't going away but, the way this cluserF is going they likely won't work right, or well when this does go "live."

@jc Because I have helped with this and it's been in "testing" for over a year now and even the literal day before the holidays, we were getting requests to do xyz. Meaning that testing is NOT done. Now that everyone is back to work on Monday, I have zero doubt we will get more "requests" to do... Realistically, it was supposed to go "live" Feb 15th and the simple fact that they aren't done with testing yet, says a lot as to where it's truly at...

I'd bet money it isn't ready by May or whenever JC said it "should" be ready lmfao.

@he AKA PowerFlex, one of the worst products i have ever supported, a cluster fu-k of stuff thrown together....

sounds like the old propel issue

@jc My understanding is that they are trying to replace several different tools used by multiple teams with a "one size fits all" solution and it is failing to even come close to the bare minimum for what our teams need it to do i.e. if it went live today we'd still be spending 75-80% of our time "swiveling" to the tools we currently use instead of the 60-70% that, based on previous rekeases of bew toolsn, seems to be acceptable ti upper management.

how come it won't make it? What is the reason. Not fully developed, not fully tested. I'm on a product that has tons of bugs and we're always told to ship it even with all the bugs...and they just move from release to release and show such instability in the product. All because we need 4 releases per year no matter what. It's a powerprotect product

"putting out a half-a$$ product that doesn't work, just to say he "did it.""

Isn't this Dell's mission statement?

@f0 As I said in another post, it will be rammed down our throatsn whethet it's ready or not, just to satisfy some egotist.

It’s a tale of two companies pre covid private to post covid public. Same logo different company from every aspect.

@dz lol no it's not dead but, it was supposed to go live mid Feb., and that got pushed back a quarter with JC saying "To be clear, this will not be pushed back again." - as if he has any choice in the matter lol.. Well, unless he's OK with putting out a half-a$$ product that doesn't work, just to say he "did it."

It will be pushed back repeatedly until it is 100% completed and functional. I'm also doubting it'll be ready next quarter tbh

Crazy thing is it didn't used to be this way. In the days of yore when we were all happily remote little worker bees, we were content if not happy. Dell felt like a people-focused organization, at the very least. We were given latitude to do our own thing, expectations were normal and not overly ambitious, and the individual contributors had a certain degree of confidence in leadership.

Sure, Dell had the very-normal corporate issue of constant change, but the change was navigable. Then suddenly, everything began to change and the water began to boil. It started slowly-people being "encouraged" to use the office. The remote activities quietly disappeared. Does anybody remember the May the 4th Zoom AHOD in 2021 where a bunch of leadership dressed up as Star Wars characters? Stuff like that was objectively fun, and made work feel a bit less like work. That sort of fun just up and disappeared to be replaced with increased unreasonable expectations like suddenly everybody had to commute 10 hours a week to sit on zoom calls that they were perfectly content with and capable of sitting on at home.

Then, the layoffs began, as did a constant state of employment anxiety that has persisted to this day. Then we all received a total of 24 business-hours notice that hybrid was going away and we were all full-time onsite, or face the consequences. Except, there were none really. The layoffs continued to be completely random across the board, if anything affecting the in-office folks more than those that persisted with staying remote.

The result? Everybody who is left (and smart) has quiet quite HARD. I'm personally remote, and work maybe 2 hours a day and still get everything done. The rest of my workday is spent at the gym or with my laptop open while I play video games. And my numbers have never been better.

The thing that objectively takes the most of the time out of my day is trying to come up with 5 stupid questions to ask this stupid chat bot we're training to take over our jobs eventually, because if I don't that's the only thing that actually gets me in trouble with leadership. It's not my Teams' status being yellow for 5 hours a day, or my quote output, or my lack of desire to pursue cUlTuRe and CoLlAbOrAtIoN by driving 15 hours per week, it's my lack of desire to justify Dell's stupid investment into incompetent AI tools that add no objective value to anybody.

I know it sounds like hyperbole when you hear about folks talking about "Dell has changed." Though in reality, Dell actually has changed in a lot of ways, and every, single, one of those changes have been for the worse. And they get away with it because we flipped from an employee's market to an employer's market with the post-Covid tech crash in 2022ish that we still haven't recovered from.

It just really su-ks.

@ec+1kdne2h4c On the very rare occasion I do have a 1 to 1 with my manager we usually speak about kids and family.

Tenured field seller- this is exactly how I feel

They just use Tell Dell for a temperature check. They will not do a darn thing about it.

Green Mile

People have completey checked out on our team, so many abandonded calls, missed SLA's management dont know what to do...When your 1-2-1 with your manager turns into 30 minute conversation about life outside work, you know they have checked out too... Its next years tell Dell that will be very telling about this company.

If and when tell dell roles around, I encourage everyone to give leadership a 1 and most important for Frontline managers, does your manager inspire you, select no.

so project maverick is dead???

@bf first, they all have hidden agendas to get rid of us and make the stock holders richer. Sometimes they fail. Why do you think Jeff is going to let Maverick fail?

An older mentor/manager once explained workplace disengagement to me like this:
When blue-collar workers feel disrespected or misled by leadership, they often slow down production. It's their subtle way of saying, "We can play that game too."

White-collar workers, on the other hand, respond differently. They start strictly following every rule to the letter—no initiative, no critical thinking, no extra effort.
It's a form of "malicious compliance" or "work to rule," quietly slipping away from active engagement.

In both cases, it's passive resistance to poor leadership: reduced output without open confrontation.

In the end, the message is the same—workers are signaling a loss of trust.

Good leaders listen to these signs before productivity tanks.

Project maverick is a no go!! I repeat… a no go!! No more panicking over hidden agendas..

Until they complete whatever they are doing, expect the same. Trying to find purpose for the last 4 to 5 years of steady layoffs is pointless. Treat the job as such because they aren't sharing a thing with the general population.

No one should feel alone in what they are experiencing, and we should not have to navigate this uncertainty by ourselves.

It would be helpful to hear what daily life looks like for people, whether in the office or at home. How are your relationships with managers and coworkers? What is the energy and engagement like around you? Does work feel meaningful, or is it directionless? Observing these details can help us understand that many of us are facing similar challenges, and that we are not isolated.

If people are comfortable, you can anonymously share your site location and the general conditions there, such as temperature or overall working environment. This can help us see where experiences are shared and where they may differ.

By supporting one another and creating space for honest, respectful dialogue, we can start to feel seen, connected, and less alone. Together, we can build awareness, foster community, and remind each other that we do not have to go through this by ourselves.

Dell is a company filled with thousands with their own agenda. There is no common agenda or strategy. At this point the leadership that’s there are all “kiss the ring” type people who would backstab anyone to make a buck. What you are feeling and seeing is dead on right.